Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield was arrested Saturday morning in Fayetteville, Arkansas for public intoxication, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and fleeing. Shannon Sharpe, co-host of Fox Sports' Undisputed, suggests Mayfield would've been treated differently had he been black.
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B. Mayfield was arrested for public intoxication,resisting arrest,fleeing an 👮. How would this non compliance been handle had he been black🤔
— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) February 25, 2017
👮say IF* you don't want to get shot ,tasered or beaten, comply. I saw W. Scott of Charleston get shot in the bck for noncompliance on 🎥
— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) February 25, 2017
Officer got a hung jury verdict. It's not about noncompliance, but what most in the black community thought. Color is determining factor
— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) February 25, 2017
Noncompliance is a death sentence. W. Scott, E.Garner, A. Sterling, M. Brown, F. Gray. NONCOMPLIANCE https://t.co/IzMsMIH7Ia
— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) February 25, 2017
He got the benefit of the doubt. Crutcher, Garner, Scott, Sterling,Brown never received that. https://t.co/C52PBJOI4h
— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) February 25, 2017
Mayfield reportedly sprinted away from a police officer before he was tackled, and he was also "yelling profanities and causing a scene." Sharpe cited several incidents where black people weren't given the benefit of the doubt by police, and it's an intriguing point in regards to Mayfield.
Oklahoma has yet to make a decision on punishment for Mayfield.
(h/t The Spun)
